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LATEST ARTICLES
Early days for Germinal Seeds’ NZ breeding programme
Fiona Foley jokes about liking straight lines. But they do help when you are the New Zealand plant breeding trials manager for multi-national seed company Germinal and you’re looking at a patchwork of plot trials most days.
PODCASTS
S2 Ep3: Elizabeth Hayes, Nest Tree Houses
Andy and Elizabeth Hayes of Million Springs Farm in the Hakataramea Valley, South Canterbury, realised they needed to do something outside the box to set their accommodation offering apart.
S1 Ep5: Edward Eaton and Wilbur Morrison, Buzz Club
Tapping into the potential of native New Zealand honeys, lifelong mates Edward Eaton and Wilbur Morrison are creating a buzz with their Buzz Club mead.
S1 Ep6: Charlotte Bell, The Clip NZ
Inspiration for a product originating on the family farm came from standing on the cold winter sidelines of a rugby match.
S1 Ep7: Scott Jimmieson, Local Food NZ
Scott Jimmieson has realised his dream of becoming a farmer, and he’s keeping it local with his new online shop business, Local Food NZ, connecting farms with consumers.
The online farm shop and home delivery service in the Manawatu and Wellington regions offers free-range eggs from Scott’s farm and honey and coffee from other local producers.
S1 Ep8: Lucy MacDonald, Middlehurst Delivered
Merino lamb raised in the Marlborough high country and delivered direct to your door, Middlehurst Delivered is a family business with a focus on sustainability.
